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Snowbank Lake – Rocky Mountain National Park Date: August 19, 2017 Miles: 15.38 Elevation Gain: 3,700 ft Start Time: 5:51 am Duration: 8:53 hours As the title of this post would indicate, we hiked to Snowbank Lake. However, this was not a sure thing when we arrived at the Wild Basin trailhead. In researching this hike I knew […]

Hallett Peak – Rocky Mountain National Park Date: August 18, 2017 Miles: 110 Elevation Gain: 3,423 ft Start Time: 5:17 am Duration: 6:40 hours The trailhead to Hallett Peak is at the Bear Lake parking area. We got a jump on things so that we could avoid the crowds as usual but also to enjoy a sunrise that we […]

Bear Lake to Fern Trailhead – Rocky Mountain National Park Date: August 18, 2017 Miles: 11.0 Elevation Gain: 2,164 ft Start Time: 5:17 am Duration: 6:40 hours Another day, another early start at the soon to be overwhelmingly busy Bear Lake trailhead. It was still dark when we left the car. We walked by Bear Lake for the […]

Dream, Emerald and Haiyaha Lakes – Rocky Mountain National Park Date: August 16, 2017 Miles: 5.79 Elevation Gain: 1,850 ft Start Time: 5:51 am Duration: 3:42 hours This was a day off of sorts for us midway through a week of bigger hikes. We wanted a shorter day so that we wouldn’t burn out as well as give us time […]

Sky Pond – Rocky Mountain National Park Date: August 15, 2017 Miles: 9.02 Elevation Gain: 1,753 ft Start Time: 5:43 am Duration: 5:54 hours Sky Pond was the hike that I was looking forward to more than any other in the park. Not just because it concluded at the base of a cirque with a beautiful […]

Crystal Lakes – Rocky Mountain National Park Crystal LakeDate: August 14, 2017 Miles: 15.7 Elevation Gain: 3,560 ft Start Time: 5:43 am Duration: 8:23 hours The Crystal Lakes trailhead is located near the entrance to the Old Fall River Road on the north side of the park. This is one of those hikes that doesn’t seem to really begin […]

Ida Peak – Rocky Mountain National Park Date: August 13, 2017 Miles: 9.95 Elevation Gain: 2,963 ft Start Time: 5:35 am Duration: 6:02 hours We got an early start and arrived at the trailhead while it was still dark. With our headlamps on we headed out on the trail and soon found ourselves down in a boggy area. […]

Gunsight Pass – Glacier National Park We knew we would need an early start for this hike. We were looking at 19 plus miles that included two big passes. We then would need to get to Lake McDonald with enough time to transfer between three shuttle buses before the last one stopped running from Logan […]